The Aran Islands vs Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: Which Should You Read?

The Aran Islands J. M. Synge · 1906 ★★★★☆ 3.8 112 pages · ≈ 2 h 04 m · Challenging

"In the late 1890s, John M. Synge, in his middle twenties and unsure of his vocations made his way to Paris intending to study French literature and become a literary critic. There he met William Butler Yeats. The…

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert M. Pirsig · 1974 ★★★★☆ 3.8 430 pages · ≈ 7 h 58 m · Challenging

"The real cycle you're working on is a cycle called 'yourself.'"One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful,…